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Lafayette station (BART)

Coordinates: 37°53′35″N 122°07′29″W / 37.893186°N 122.124614°W / 37.893186; -122.124614
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Lafayette
An eastbound train at Lafayette station in 2018
General information
Location3601 Deer Hill Road
Lafayette, California
Coordinates37°53′35″N 122°07′29″W / 37.893186°N 122.124614°W / 37.893186; -122.124614
Line(s)BART C-Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport County Connection: 6
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1,629 spaces
Bicycle facilities30 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectGwathmey, Sellier & Crosby
Joseph Esherick & Associates[1]
History
OpenedMay 21, 1973 (1973-05-21)
Passengers
20241,625 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Orinda
toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae
 Yellow Line Walnut Creek
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location
Map

Lafayette station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Lafayette, California. The station consists of one island platform in the center median of State Route 24 just south of the Lafayette Hillside Memorial. It is served by the Yellow Line.

History

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The ramp structure in 2018

The BART Board approved the name "Lafayette" in December 1965.[3] Service at the station began on May 21, 1973.[4] The fare lobby includes three columns covered in tile mosaics, which were designed by Helen Webber and constructed by Alfonso Pardiñas. Webber originally planned to use a purple background, but switched to blue due to local objections related to purple's association with the controversial People's Park.[5]

AC Transit began operating local bus service under contract in central Contra Costa County in the 1970s after the coming of BART. Service funded by Moraga and Orinda, which also served Lafayette station. began on September 13, 1976.[6] The service was transferred to County Connection on June 7, 1982.[7]

In October 2011, BART was criticized for spending $2 million on a wheelchair ramp at the south entrance to the station without adding curb cuts or accessible parking there. However, the ramp was primarily built to connect to a path to the Lafayette business district to the south, and BART was already preparing to add curb cuts.[8] The station was not accessible from April to July 2021 due to replacement of the hydraulic cylinder in the platform elevator.[9]

As of 2024, BART anticipates soliciting a developer between 2029 and 2033 for transit-oriented development to replace surface parking lots at the station.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
  3. ^ "Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 4.
  6. ^ History of Lines by Line: Major Changes Since 1960 (PDF). Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District). July 17, 1978. pp. 5, 12.
  7. ^ "Will extra miles dim the smiles of genial county service?". The San Francisco Examiner. June 1, 1982. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wheelchair Access Issues Remain Despite $2M Ramp At Lafayette BART". CBS San Francisco. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Lafayette Station elevator out of service" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. April 14, 2021.
  10. ^ BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2024. p. 16.
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